Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Australian government has shortlisted German and Japanese shipbuilders for Australia’s Sea 3000 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the Japanese navy’s in-service Mogami-class frigates. Australia is procuring a larger, upgraded version. (Gordon Arthur) ...

Defence Minister Richard Marles has announced that Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been awarded a massive contract to build three new frigates for Australia’s navy. The deal is ...

The deal between Australia and Japan is historic in one notable respect: it marks the first time that Tokyo has exported warships since the end of World War II. A key US ally in the Indo-Pacific is ...

YOKOSUKA, Japan — Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles on Friday toured a Japanese navy frigate of the same Japan-made model that Australia has chosen for its new fleet, as the two countries ...

Anzac-class frigate ‘conducted a routine transit through the South China Sea’, Australian defence department says.

NEWCASTLE, Australia — A state-of-the-art Japanese warship has arrived in Australia as part of a high-stakes campaign to secure a $6.5 billion contract to build the country's next fleet of ...

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will deliver the first of Australia's new navy frigates under a A$10 billion ($6.5 billion) deal, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday.

This Australian Department of Defence graphic outlines some of the core capabilities required in its future general purpose frigates. (Commonwealth of Australia) The Australian Department of Defence ...

Australia plans to replace its Anzac-class frigates with a new ship design, to be selected in 2025. (Gordon Arthur/Staff) CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Australian government has shortlisted German ...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (AP) — Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles on Friday toured a Japanese navy frigate of the same Japan-made model that Australia has chosen for its new fleet, as the two ...

Richard Marles, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister, said that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan will be delivering Australia's new A$10 Billion ($6.5 Billion) navy frigate program. He said that the ...